zoarchaeologist

English

Etymology

zo- +‎ archaeologist, omitting the superfluous -o- (unnecessary because archaeologist begins with a vowel)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: zō'ärkēŏʹləjĭst, IPA^(key): /ˌzəʊɑːkiːˈɒlədʒɪst/

Noun

zoarchaeologist (plural zoarchaeologists)

1. (rare) Alternative spelling of zooarchaeologist
   • 1999, O. W. Hampton, Culture of Stone: Sacred and Profane Uses of Stone Among the Dani, page xxiv:

     Full membership finally grew to include Vaughn M. Bryant, Jr., Thomas R. Hester, Marvin Rowe (professor of chemistry, Texas A&M University), Harry J. Shafer, D. Gentry Steele (professor of anthropology, physical anthropologist, and zoarchaeologist Texas A&M University), and Peter W. Van Arsdale.